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10 Apr 2025, 9:30 pm
By making a constitution a compact between monarch and people, by its written assurance of civic and natural rights, and by its assertion of legal equality as an essential element of political legitimacy, the Constitution of 1791 codified the principles of the French Revolution. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 9:05 pm
For example, jurisdiction A’s stricter enforcement of banking regulation compared with jurisdiction B, or the adoption of a more stringent approach than in the past, often reflects distinct social, economic, and political choices. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 9:01 pm
While regulatory decisions government makes ought not to be influenced by politics or personal vendettas, establishing impermissible government motive in the context of future regulatory decisions may be very hard to do (indeed one of the striking aspects of the executive orders against law firms is that they seem transparently retaliatory rather than grounded on any plausible concerns about the legal incompetence or disloyalty of the affected firms). [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 8:00 pm
Those details come from a highly prescient 2017 essay by The New Republic’s Jeet Heer that placed the functional illiteracy of the man behind the Resolute Desk in a deeper context, noting that Trump had reached the political summit with a made-for-television style that captured the ephemeral nature of today’s politics. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:35 pm
Trump’s political career, his case for tariffs has remained consistent, relying on a number of false and misleading claims to describe a global trade system that is “unfair” to the United States. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:14 pm
Trump, and the Art of Political Burlesque). [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 5:44 pm
Sometimes a polite request solves the problem. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 4:30 pm
: A galaxy far, far away has a lot to tell us about domestic politics. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 1:42 pm
Perkins Coie evidences no self-reflection that the Executive Order is an outgrowth of its own demonstrably manipulative activities targeting the speech and candidacy of its clients’ political opponent, namely President Trump himself. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 1:40 pm
” However, there are additional statutory protections against political interference with the IRS. 26 US Code, Section 7217 prohibits the executive branch from requesting information from the IRS of any individual taxpayer. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 12:45 pm
Lord Justice Peter Jackson had this to say about the various high court authorities from which these high bar tests have emerged (before going on to politely demolish them): In the three appeals about intermediaries that it has heard since Part 3A came into effect, this court has taken its provisions at face value. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 12:27 pm
This makes them unlike many of the other political appointees in the executive branch, which has been filled with obviously unqualified charlatans and cranks -- think Health and Human Services, the FBI, Homeland Security, and so forth.Very much like their laughably ill-equipped colleagues, however, the top economists are cringe-inducingly willing to say and do anything to please the big boss, including things that are not even necessary to defend his bad decisions. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 12:02 pm
Here are a few (in no particular order): How you describe your services Your fee structure and billing practices The way you greet new clients at your first meeting Your appearance (clothing, grooming, demeanor) and office How long you put callers on hold Your website (or lack thereof) Your voicemail greeting What you say in your letters and emails Thank-you notes and what you write in them The holiday cards you send Your level of energy… [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 11:31 am
Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 8:55 am
Second, in building the necessary infrastructure and navigating the political processes required to successfully enact amendments in a lower-order constitution, reformers engage in activity that is also relevant and helpful for the realization amendment in the higher-order charter. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 8:42 am
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the candidates in Honduras’ presidential election to adopt a human rights approach in their political agendas ahead of the general election scheduled for November 30. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:57 am
There’s a a more inspiring example of political courage, hopefully, in Illinois where the state’s Pollution Control Board, which develops environmental rules for Illinois, is considering adopting California’s clean truck standards and the Golden State’s Advanced Clean Cars II program to phase out the sale of most non-electric passenger vehicles by 2035, as well as California’s stricter nitrogen oxide limits on heavy-duty vehicles. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:54 am
Lawful content—including satire, journalism, and political speech—could be wrongly censored. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:50 am
And historically, the office has hired attorneys from politically diverse backgrounds. [read post]
10 Apr 2025, 7:11 am
The decision protects the heads of independent, multimember agencies from unjustified removal to allow the agencies to function without the threat of political retaliation. [read post]
